Mixer



NOV. 3, 1931. ROSE 1,829,812

MIXER Original Filed Sept. 11, 1929 Elias 5. Rose A++or ncya 'Patente d Nov. 3, 1931 PATENT; oFFIcE ELiAS 13. nosnor OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA .MIXER- gs I Application ta 'saambe111, 1929, Serial no; 39 1,1349. Renewed naich 20, 1931.

This invention relates to mixing devices, a and has for anob ect the provision of an 1mproved type of mixing device of the type' conventionally employed forsuch operations as mixing mayonnaise, or batters of various kinds, for whipping cream, or beating eggs.

A further object is the provision of a mixing device asdescribed, which is adapted to be energized by a small turbine, with the re- .sult that the device is of particular utility as a kitchen utensil, inasmuch as it may re ceive its power from the ordinary city water supply or other pressure system;

Another object is the provision of a mixer as described, which is provided With means for introducing materials to the receptacle in which the materials are to be mixed during operation of the'mixing device. I This object,

which renders the device particularly ad-" vantageous when employed for mixing mayonnaise, is attained by employinga hollow shaft for the rotary element of the mixer,

I so that the materials may-be poured into the receptacle through the shaft. I,

A still'further object is the provision of meanssfor breaking up the ball of material which would otherwise be apt to collect upon the rotary element when such commodit1es as breador. cake dough are being mixed.

An additional object is theprovision of a removable bracket for supporting a supply receptacle in position to discharge into the tubular shaft, thusmaking it possible to support a can of oilfor, othersupply recep- P tacle in that position in which its contents will slowly run therefrom into the shaft, and thence into the receptacle in which the ma-- terials are being mixed. In this manner it lengthy process of making mayonnaise withthose enumerated, will beset forth in the 1 following description of the'inventions particular embodimentwhich 'is illustrated in the drawings accompanying and forming a part of the specification.

'tion is indicated by the line 11 of Fig. 2.

is made possible to carry out the rather low the plate 6.

Referring tothe drawings:

Figure 1 is a vertical, -medial, sectional view of a mixer incorporating the principles of the present invention. The plane ofsec- Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view taken upon the line 22 of Fig. 1. a

Fig. 3is a perspective view on a smaller scale, showing the supporting bracket and its method of attachment to the mixer;

In its preferred embodiment, the mixer of the "present invention is supported upon a plate 6. Preferably the plate 6 is provided with a depending annular flange 7 at the periphery thereof, adapted to engageand extend downwards past the top edge 8 of a suitable mixing receptacle 9.

j .A turbine housing 11 is secured to the top of the plate'6 in any convenient manner such as by a plurality ofm achine screws 12 extending through a flange 13 with which the bottom of the housing 11 is provided, and

throughthe plate 6 to receive nuts 14. A smaller plate 16 is interposed between the bottomof the housing 11 and the plate 6; and a relatively elongated bearing structure 17Yis formed preferably integral with the plate 16, the axis of this hearing being perpendicular to'the plates 6 and 16.

A tubular shaft 18 is journalled within-the bearing17 and extends completely through the housing 11 so that the upper end 19 of the tubular shaft-18 opens'to the atmosphere above'the top 21 of the housing 11, whereas the lower end 22 of the shaft' '18 extends downward from the plate 6 such a distance that an agitator 23preferably in the form of one .or more suitably bent wires carried thereby, isdisposedslightly above the bottom 24 of the receptacle 9. Preferably the agitators 23 are of such dimensions or are securedto the lower end 2201f theshaft, 18 in such a manner that they do not sealthe lower end of the "shaft 18, thus establishing com- "municationwith'the outside of the receptacle 9 through the bore of the tube; Furthermore, a plurality of apertures 26 maybe formed in the walls of the tube 18 at variouspoints be- A rotor 27 consisting of a hub 28 and a p'lu- '7 rality of radiating vanes29, is rigidly secured "to the shaft 18'inside the housing 11; and a i nozzle 31 leads into the housing 11in such a position that it is adaptedto direct itsjet';

againstthe blades 29 substantially tangentially to the path "described thereby when the rotor 27 turns; and a dischargetube 32 is provided whereby fluid may be conducted from the housing-11 after it has impinged upon the bladesv 29'. Thus it may be readily un der stoodthat by conneoting the nozzle 31 toa suitable source of fluid under pressure, such as a faucet ofa city water supply system;

' Water under pressure, may be discharged 7 Aibaflle fifiis. rigidly secured tothe under V sidefofithe plate6 in positionto extenddo'wn Y Wards parallel to the shaft 18, and isgof, such through the nozzle 3l 'and into the housing 11 to efiectrotationofthe shaft 1 8=andagitators 23, the speed ofirotation being proportional to the'force qfth'e fluid ejected from the noz- A mixing deyice comprising a 7 hous ng, means for supportingsaid vhousing upon a receptacle, a shaft journalled in said housingand extendingidownward' therefrom, an 70 i agitator carried'by said shaft,'xneans for rotatinigsaid shaft, means for introducing ma- ,terialsto fsaid, receptacle while said mlxing device is disposed thereupon, and a support ingibracketassociated With said introducing 75 thereabove.

-meansiand" adaptedfto support a container "In testimony whereof I ha e signed my nameto this.specificatiomf j w 7 length. that its lo'Wer end is disposed adjacent I Y theagitators23 The'purposeof-thisbaflile36' v is to reduoethe tendencyof liquids to swirl 7 about inside the receptacle Q'Wl'tlTlOUt effecting o oanyimixingthereof, and also;to break up the H j ball.ofmaterialthatisapt to de'velop when; 7

' such commodities asdougharebeing mixed.

i Means; are provided for introducing ma funnel37 opens upward and is adapted to discharge into; the boreof'the shaft :18, so y I -38 flinfthe formo'f a bent-Wire clip defining v a notch 39- adaptedztoreceivea oornerof a j 1 :jcon'ventiona l oil-receivingreceptacle-While I s .thetfopfofi that :recept-acle} rests again'st'-the fai side'ofth'e funnel Inthis mannerthis I: .gsuppi receptaclemayffeed slowly intofthek 5 V ;,funnel137,the rateroffeedbeing proportional -to'the-siz'e offan.aperturei-=formed in'th'e'top' thereof through which thefoil orother mate- I I 1 a V rial may flow: *This makes itpossibleto'carryl v o'utt epg cess-of'miiingfmayonnaise"with-' out the necessityofconstant' attention'on the part of} the operator after the main ingredi- *ents have been prepared. The" ends 41 of the v bracket '38 maybeispread tpart oiiving tothe {finh fe tre "b acket 3 will ,find, their ay; by" gravitation through the shaft-l8 intothereceptacle9;" Furthermore, I have provided a removable bracket hencypf the' wiret Qofiwhich the upon thev funnel "37L 1 constructed, so astolpermit the a "bracket 38 136, be removed or inserted -.that' any-materials-pouredintothe funnel 37 i is to bemn'derstoo'd; that I I he intentionashereinidisclosed, arej subject 3; f to-alteration within the Spiritf0r c peOfhe J ess: i '5 

